All good things come in threes. Denis Hertrampf has expanded his HPC-Power Suzuki Racing Team and will now field a trio of riders in the IDM Superbike 1000. Daniel Kartheininger, who was already signed at the end of 2018, will be joined by Bobby Bos and Kevin Sieder. This completes the international mix: Kartheininger hails from the Unterallgäu district in Bavaria, Bos is a true-blue Dutchman, and Sieder comes from Austria.
The bar is set high for all three former Yamaha riders. Dominic Schmitter, the former HPC-Power Suzuki regular, was the top “non-BMW rider” last season , finishing fourth overall on the GSX-R 1000 . The goal can only be to take a step forward.
Kartheininger’s best finish in 2018 was third place at Zolder. He is the team’s driving force.
Bos, 20, who stands 196 cm tall and weighs 85 kilograms—giving him model-like proportions—also achieved his best result in Belgium, finishing in 7th place. Bobby Bos, known as “Bobster,” made his debut in the IDM Superbike 1000 in 2017 and proved to be a talented rider.
In his rookie year, he scored four points; last year, he racked up 74 points. Team manager Denis Hertrampf has high hopes for the young player from Klazienaveen.
Kevin Sieder is 19 years old and made his way into the IDM Superbike 1000 via the Alpe Adria Cup. The Wieselburg native is racing his second IDM season in the premier class in 2019 and is still in the learning phase. Planning at HPC Power-Suzuki is now complete. “Now we can fully concentrate on preparing for the season,” says Denis Hertrampf. “The Superbikes will be prepared at our team headquarters in Nordhorn. The first rollout is scheduled for March in Spain.”